perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Dan Pritts <>]

try "modprobe tg3" once the machine is booted from the livecd.

then do whatever ifconfig command you need.

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 04:15:40PM -0700, Joel Burks wrote:
> I spoke too soon. The NIC card drivers don't appear to have loaded. 
> The machine doesn't get an IP through DHCP. When hardcoded it still 
> isn't on the network because it can't ping or be pinged on machine on 
> the same subnet. When I take a physical peak at the nic card there are no 
> lights flashing. That indicates the Live CD didn't load the driver.
> 
> If I boot the machine from the hard drive, without the live CD, it pulls 
> an ip just fine and is on the network.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> The nic in the machine is a Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapter.
> 
> Joel Burks
> OSNA Network Engineering
> Oregon State University
> (541) 737-8801
> 
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Joel Burks wrote:
> 
> >Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:03:31 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Joel Burks 
> ><>
> >To: Aaron Brown 
> ><>
> >Cc: Jason Zurawski 
> ><>,
> > 
> >,
> >    Performance Node Users 
> > <>
> >Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Configuring drive gives error on Dell 
> >PowerEdge
> >    2650
> >
> >Wahoo! That did the trick. Thanks.
> >
> >Joel Burks
> >OSNA Network Engineering
> >Oregon State University
> >(541) 737-8801
> >
> >On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Aaron Brown wrote:
> >
> >>Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:53:14 -0400
> >>From: Aaron Brown 
> >><>
> >>To: Joel Burks 
> >><>
> >>Cc: Jason Zurawski 
> >><>,
> >> 
> >>,
> >>    Performance Node Users 
> >> <>
> >>Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Configuring drive gives error on Dell 
> >>PowerEdge
> >>    2650
> >>
> >>Could you try the following ISO and see if it fixes the issue you're 
> >>seeing?
> >>
> >>http://packrat.internet2.edu/~aaron/psnptoolkit/LHC_PS-NPToolkit_Beta9.iso
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>Aaron
> >>
> >>On Oct 30, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Joel Burks wrote:
> >>
> >>>Excellent. I signed up. Here's the error in its entirety.
> >>>
> >>>Traceback (most recent calls)
> >>> File "/usr/local/bin/create-drives.py", line 12, in?
> >>>    Drives = Internet2lib.getdrivelist()
> >>> File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Internet2lib.py", line 97, 
> >>>in getdrivelist
> >>>    Tuple = (devname, mtPoint, devsize, isDriveUSB(drive), (devAvail)
> >>> File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Internet2lib.py", line 
> >>> 120, in isDriveUSB for parts in parts:
> >>>
> >>>type-error: iteration over non-sequence
> >>>setting reboot flag
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Joel Burks
> >>>OSNA Network Engineering
> >>>Oregon State University
> >>>(541) 737-8801
> >>>
> >>>On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Jason Zurawski wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:08:41 -0400
> >>>>From: Jason Zurawski 
> >>>><>
> >>>>To: Joel Burks 
> >>>><>
> >>>>Cc: 
> >>>>,
> >>>>  Performance Node Users 
> >>>> <>
> >>>>Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Configuring drive gives error on Dell 
> >>>>PowerEdge
> >>>>  2650
> >>>>Hi Joel;
> >>>>
> >>>>Copying the Performance node users group as well (more specific than 
> >>>>all of perfSONAR).  If you would to join, a subscription to the list is 
> >>>>here:
> >>>>
> >>>>https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/subrequest/performance-node-users
> >>>>
> >>>>I have started an open issue for this bug as well.
> >>>>
> >>>>http://code.google.com/p/perfsonar-ps/issues/detail?id=82
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks for the report.
> >>>>
> >>>>-jason
> >>>>
> >>>>>I've not seen this error before, does it list a line # with the error 
> >>>>>message?
> >>>>>Cheers,
> >>>>>Aaron
> >>>>>On Oct 30, 2008, at 1:47 PM, Joel Burks wrote:
> >>>>>>Hi-
> >>>>>>I'm attempting to install perfSONAR live CD on a Dell PowerEdge 2650 
> >>>>>>that is configured with RAID 1 hard drives. When I choose 1. 
> >>>>>>Configure drive to hold data/customizations I get the following error.
> >>>>>>type-error: iteration over non-sequence
> >>>>>>setting reboot flag.
> >>>>>>The hard drives are formatted with ext3 and have debian installed.
> >>>>>>Do you guys have an idea as to what I'm doing wrong?
> >>>>>>Thanks in advance,
> >>>>>>Joel Burks
> >>>>>>OSNA Network Engineering
> >>>>>>Oregon State University
> >>>>>>(541) 737-8801
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >


danno
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